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The Odyssey (Signet Classics)

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The Odyssey (Signet Classics)

THE GREATEST ADVENTURE OF ALL TIMEâ€”NOW WITH A NEW AFTERWORD.
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Homerâ€™s Odyssey has been called â€œthe first novel,â€ â€œthe first expression of the mind in literary form,â€ and â€œthe best story ever written.â€Â Whether fans of suspense, fantasy or human drama, readers of all ages thrill to Homerâ€™s vibrant picture of Odysseus on his decade-long journey, as he meets the lotus-eaters, cunningly flees Cyclops, angers his gods, resists the sexy Sirens, narrowly escapes Scylla and Charybdis, averts his eyes from Medusa, docks in exotic citiesâ€”all the while struggling to make it home to his wife and son.
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Adventure on the high seas, legendary romance, tests of endurance, betrayal, heroismâ€”the saga has all these and more, imagined by the most famous bard of all time. But, as Aristotle pointed out, â€œhis greatness was that he himself was nowhere to be found in his story. His characters were everywhere.â€ Blind and possibly illiterate, Homer has still â€œin loftiness of thought surpassâ€™dâ€* any storyteller since 900 B.C.E.
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*John Dryden
Country USA
Brand Signet
Manufacturer Signet
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber 108888
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2015-12-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780451474339

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